Florida Could End Property Taxes. They Won’t.

Governor Ron DeSantis has a real plan to kill property taxes for good in Florida, and it actually works! But now, the same Florida Republicans who claim they’re “pro-taxpayer” are setting it up to fail.

(Full video on this dropping Saturday 10/25 around 2:30pm EST)

Here’s how they’re pulling it off. Instead of putting one clear proposal on the 2026 ballot to eliminate property taxes, they’re stuffing it with eight different versions. And in Florida, you need 60% of the vote to pass a constitutional amendment (which is what eliminating property taxes would be). So guess what? When they split the vote eight ways, none of them get through. That’s not reform. That’s sabotage, and they know it.

Some of the proposals sound good on paper. One gives a break to people over 65. Another phases things out over 10 years. But none of them actually eliminate property taxes completely. Every single one leaves school taxes in place. So they’re not tying to eliminate property taxes like DeSantis is pushing for. They’re just moving the pieces around the board.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House, Daniel Perez, is saying “choice” is a win. It’s not. It’s a trap. If they really wanted to help, they’d put one simple question on the ballot: “Should we eliminate property taxes on homesteads?” That’s it.

DeSantis already showed us how to make it work. Florida has a $15 billion surplus. He cut the state’s debt in half. He even created a whole department (DOGE) to find waste and bloat in local budgets. And they found over a billion dollars in just a few counties. Stuff like $950K in car allowances, $460K to count trees, and $7.5M for a one-mile sidewalk in Jacksonville. That’s $7,000 per sidewalk square!

DeSantis and DOGE have proven these cites and counties can cut their wild spending and more than afford to eliminate property taxes on personal homes. And still fund essential services like police, roads, fire and schools. They just don’t want to.

Keep in mind these cities and counties would still collect property taxes on commercial properties, apartment buildings, rental houses, AirBnB’s and snow birds second homes. So they’d still have a massive chunk of cash still coming in.

But here’s the part that really irritates me. The very people in charge of deciding this, people like Toby Overdorf and Diane Hart, who sit on the House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform, are already signaling they’re against it. Diane’s nonprofit gets six figures in taxpayer money every year. You think she’s voting to cut that off? Probably not.

Even Byron Donalds, who’s running for governor in 2026, is saying we’d have to double the sales tax to make this work. So he’s against eliminating property taxes too. Unbelievable! DeSantis straight-up called that “bogus”. And he’s right, DOGE already proved we can cut taxes without cutting cops, schools, or roads.

That’s why we need to wait and see who DeSantis actually endorses for the next governor of Florida. My pick is Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins. He hasn’t declared yet, but when he does, and with a DeSantis seal of approval, I think he’ our next governor. He’s a combat veteran Green Beret, and he’s backing the DeSantis plan 100%. That’s the kind of leadership Florida needs.

Here’s the full breakdown of all 8 Plans that republicans have introduced. Not one of them eliminates property taxes completely. Very sad.

8 PROPOSALS FOR PROPERTY TAX REFORM IN FLORIDA

Thanks,

Grant Warrington

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P.S.

Call your state rep and tell them we want one thing: a joint resolution that puts a single, clear question on the ballot — should we eliminate property taxes on homestead homes? That’s it. You can find your rep here: https://www.flhouse.gov/FindYourRepresentative